FRITZ BAHR'S 



Commercial Floriculture 



A Practical ^lanual for the Retail Grower. 



The book is divided into two parts: 



Pai!t I is devoted to a general review of the 

 floiist business, its opportunities and its respon- 

 sibilities. Extensive chapters are devoted to sub- 

 jects such as the following: The Retail Grower 

 and His Busine.-is — Indoors and Outdoors all the 

 Year Aiound — 'i"he Retail (Jrower and His Ecpiip- 

 nicnt — Practical Operations in the (irowing End of 

 tliL- Business— Side Lino Possibilities for the Re- 

 tail Grower — Important Flower Days of the Year 

 — Al! Kinds of Plant IMaterials for the Retail 

 Giowei. 



Part II embraces some .'BOO pages of informa- 

 tion which is truly cyclopedic. 



Here all the types of plant, shrub, tree and vine 

 that the reader is likely to handle, whether he 

 grows them all or not. are brought to the reader's 

 attention. Whether it is best to try to grow 

 them; and if so, how; what they are best suited 

 for; how to make the most of them; which varie- 

 ties to use and which to avoid — these and all other 

 things that every man ouf:ht to know, but that com- 

 I)aratively so few of us do know are discussed by 

 Frit/, Balir in his inimitable, unmistakable, con- 

 vincing, eucouragin;,' .-^tyle. 



560 pages, nearly 300 illustrations, printed on 

 handsome coated paper in clear, readable type, 

 exceptionally strong binding, $5.00; postpaid. 



^ritzBdhr's 

 Commercial 

 Floriculture 



THE BLOSSOM CIRCLE OF THE YEAR 



In Southern Gardens 



B\j Jt Li.v Lk.ster Dillon 



First and only book dealing exclusively with methods, materials and problems of 

 southern ornamental gardening. It has been written by a woman who knows at first hand 

 your jiroblems and your aims, and who, from long, practical 

 exjierience, knows how to helj) you solve the former and at- 

 tain the latter. 



Scope and Contents 



Introduction: Broad-Leaved Evergreens — For Every Gar- 

 den. Ornamental Hedge Plants — For Every Gardener. 

 Azaleas and Camellias — For All Who Love Them. Conifer- 

 ous Evergreens — For Beauty and Accent. Old Fashioned 

 Roses — How to Grow Them, flaking a Rose Garden — To 

 Live in and Love. IMarch Activities — -The Beginning of the 

 Summer Garden. Ajiril Leaves from 'Slv Garden Book. May 

 Work— For Fall Glory. Taking Stock "of the Garden— len- 

 der June's Sunny Skies. July Planting — For Permanent Ef- 

 fects. Fighting the Midsiunmer Pests. Dependable Peren- 

 nials — When to Plant Them. October Glories — And October 

 AVork. Sweet Peas — For Spring Blossoming. Satisfactory 

 Deciduous Shrubs; For All the Year. Vines — For Cottage 

 and for I\Tansion. The Making and Care of Southern Lawns. 

 Flowering Trees for all Seasons. The Conclusion — Devoutly 

 Hoped For. 



200 pages, cloth, illustrated. Price, $2.50; postpaid, $2.65. 



JUilA LESTER DILLOK 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



101-103 Federal St. PITTSBURGH, PA. North Side 



